Public Spending Review

[Master]

October 20th the government are going to decide on the cuts for the next 4 years and it will impact on the public sector hard. This is a Tory dream to hit the public sector and claim that the private sector will generate the jobs. The cuts are too drastic and putting many thousands of people out of work, the health authorities, local authorities and the criminal justice systems are going to be deeply affected. In France they are rioting and not putting up with it. This will create even more divisions between rich and poor. We are being screwed!!!

[Gandalf]

I was watching this live on the BBC and found it all quite interesting. I can't remember the Labour guys name (I am so far out of the loop), but he was quite right in his observation along the lines of "this is what you lot got into politics for!". It has always been the Tory line to carry out Friedman style reforms that cut back on public services and support the upper echelons of society. However, despite saying that, I don't think they were all that bad on education and the NHS. I mean, let's just compare ourselves with America today. The systems are night and day. We have free health care and our public schools are still pretty good. Our infrastructure is not disintegrating. It could have been a lot worse, and let's face it Labour, did over extend itself.

The thing that pisses me off though is that it is the poor who are being hit the hardest through welfare reform and a significant reason we have such a high deficit is because the banks and financial sectors were allowed to run riot. They have yet to be held accountable and I see no reason to blame a guy in his 50's who was laid off from a decent job, but doesn't fancy p/t work in a cafe. These insidious bankers are back to granting themselves record payouts and yet nobody has been put in jail for the fraud and theft that went on. That is my major beef with it all.

Okay, we have austerity, but only austerity for those who had nothing to do with a good half of the deficit. Where are 'their' contributions and accountability for all this? Namely those that spiralled the issue with the so called economic collapse. Just a case of sweeping it under the rug and moving on.....until next time...which will be sooner than we all think.

[Master]

You are lucky not to be living here, this will mess up the country because of an ideology of cutting the public sector. I had anticipated 25% cuts but it is 23% but the poor will be the hardest hit. The rich hide their money by accountants who know the system.

[Gandalf]

You are lucky not to be living here, this will mess up the country because of an ideology of cutting the public sector. I had anticipated 25% cuts but it is 23% but the poor will be the hardest hit. The rich hide their money by accountants who know the system.

Yes, the rich will get away with it. In fact, they have got away with it. The greatest robbery in history, and they have their begging bowls ready again. See who gets served first.

I have no sympathy for it, the poorest are being stripped, but for sure, the bankers are free to go. Where are the public protests here though? In France they are protesting about a pension rise to 62? And in the UK next to nothing? In the US too? You get what you deserve. Unless you are willing to take to the streets and organise others, then there is no complaint. You can't read the newspaper and say 'I disagree'. If it affects your quality of life then you need to do something.

[Master]

women's age for retirement will be 66, they wanted equality. messed up society by bankers which we have to pay the price for.

[Andre]

Sucks big dog balls,
They are the same out here. Our Labour party over extends every time they are voted in. Then when the world market reacts to our insane debt and attacks our dollar they hide their investments as do the rich and expose the poor to balance the books somewhat.
They made superannuation compulsory and thats the main losses to most workers when the banks and markets fall, so the normal families of workers pay for their mis-managment skills twice.

[Master]

Sucks big dog balls,
They are the same out here. Our Labour party over extends every time they are voted in. Then when the world market reacts to our insane debt and attacks our dollar they hide their investments as do the rich and expose the poor to balance the books somewhat.
They made superannuation compulsory and thats the main losses to most workers when the banks and markets fall, so the normal families of workers pay for their mis-managment skills twice.

What a coincidence Labour government has done the same here.